Type-writing machine.



V. B. ROUILLOT. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE @1914- 1916. 2 SHEETS-SHEEI l.

INVENTO R Patented Jan. 4,

I raazz whom army amm- I 'Be it km n'that;L-VtoronB. R UILLOT, a citizen "of the" United States, residing in Haddonfield,in the county of Camden and, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type- WVriting Machines, of which. the following isLa specification. v

This invention relates to the class of type writing machines in which writing'i's done upon a web or webs led from a roll or rolls of'paper, and in whichthe'heavy rolls are supported upon a stationary frame, instead of being connected to the letter tee'ding-car- :riage of the typewriter to travel therewith. One'of the objects of the invention is to operatlon of turning the platen, While the provi'de'a new and desirable arrangment of the rolls or spools,and means for leading the web or- -webs to the platen on the typewritei' carriage. I

I; mount the Webback of the typewriting I I I I certain and accurate. The slack webyi-eldsj machine, and preferably at the left-hand I side thereof, with the .axis of the roll'hori-- t':'*zontal and extending-from front to rear. 2-5-- The web leads from this'rbll 'to a diagonal turning bar over which the web turns to go forwardly to the-typewriter platen. TlllS :diagonal turning bar is connected to travel i-wviththe typewritercarriage, and itself is track;

mounted upon asupport which runs upon a The entire-device is ery compact I ,andieasily manipulated. One or more addi wlllOIlEll rolls may be mounted above or below the firstiroll and the. web led up or down therefrom to join the "web running fronrthe first roll so that all ofthe webs pass and turn foyer the turning bar and run to the Ytypewriter platen as though they were a -.single'web..

. Aslthe carnage trat-els to andfro, there is 5lliz1.bl6 "t,O- occur 'aslack in the web between the spool andjthe-diagonal turn ng bar, this slaok occurring when the carnage 1s running in letterfeeding direction, and is especially noticeable when the carnage has completed "the line ofwriti-ng. In order to counteract Lthe tendencyof the slack orsag in the web to; cause the same to sllp edgewise baclg it "wardly alongthe turhingbar, there is provided gripping means upon a. supplemental "carriage; whereby the-web is held against [such edgewise creep ng saidgr pplng means being provided between-the spool pools land the diagonal turning'ban .Th s etzectis produced by means-of} parallel. rolls TYPE-WRITING ivreceizun Specification of Letters Patent. 1 ygt' f fi 3 ,1 ,4 g 1 Application filed June c.1914 Serial No. 843.338.; I

left-hand sideof the-machine, and atthis 1 '65 time the Web. is slack sothat noIu-ndue-ten-f UNITED s ne-esr areur .onnicn; A

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sion is placed uponthe parts in order'to ad y'an cetlie web around the'pl'aten; At the" conclus on of" theiensuing' return, fstroke pf comes taut, and a slight additional'po'r't on" of the Web 1s pulled off from the spool; he

the carriage to hegina new line, the we bite web is slack, and pulling the Web off the spool after the linespace. operation is completed, presents advantages,.-as the feeding oi: the web around the; platen is made more easily to the line-feeding mechanism'g Moreover, the web is still gripped by the platen and its feedrolls, and also-by thei that is connected to the carriage, saidlfram'e being at therearvof the carriage so thatthe gripper rolls face theweb rolls and are" substantially parallel therewith, and I t he frame ishadapted" to roll upon' aft'rackpio vi' de d therefor. Other'features and adt-"a pear hereinafter. I s

In the accompanying dra wings, ';F igure is a front perspective ele a'tion'Sofa-typewriting "machine showing theangular" 511' rangement of spools therewith to" supply; Webs to the platen, gripping means for the} "t e f WtilIe E webs, and angular-directing means therefoi 3-with the line-space wheel 1 and finger piece '5, the line-space wheel as usual being actuatedby a line-space lever 6 operating pawl 7. The carriage is provided with a paper table 8 of the usual character.

The typewriter frame may be provided with an auxiliary frame or base, as9, which may be rectangular in form and extends out at one side of frame 1 and to the rear thereof.

Placed at one side of the machine frame 1 and for convenience mounted upon the base 9'is' a spool or roll support which may comprise the standards 10, spaced apart and adapted for rotatably mounting therein one or more spools or rolls 11. Vhen a number of rolls 11 are employed, they are mounted one above another as shown, and an assembling bar, as 12. is supported in advance of the upper roll to support the web from that 'upper roll and from such lower roll or rolls as may be employed, the assembled "webs extending from said assembling bar to the typewriting machine at the rear of the carnage 1n parallelism with the platen.

The carriage" has a rearward frame extension 13 with a support 13*, adapted as by means of rollers 1-1 to travel upon a track or rail 15 at the rear of the machine frame 1, which rail may form the rear bar of the base frame 9; said frame extension 13 carrying gripper rolls as 16, 17 which may be opposite the assembling bar 12 to receive between them the web or webs therefrom, said web or webs at the opposite sideof the gripper rolls 16, 17 passing around a turning bar or roll 18 which is mounted in bearings 19 in frame extension 13 in diagonal relation to both the platcn'3 and gripper rolls 16, 17, said web or webs after leaving the bar or roll 18 passing forwardly over the paper table 8 to the introductory side of the platen. A bar or roll 20 may be pro vided to receive the web or 'webs' from the oblique bar 18 in their path to the platen, said bar orr'dll 20 being located for the purpose in parallelism with the platen and supported as by bearings 21 in thevicmity of the paper table.

Under the arrangement of web-supporting and guiding means indicated, the web or webs in their passage from the roll or rolls to the platen are folded once diagonally, the web or webs being supported at that fold and their angle of direction changed to'cause them to pass thence in a direction at right-angles to their former d1- rection and forward to and around the platen.

Th sthe carriage with the gripper rolls and oblique or diagonal angle-changing bar or. roll comprises a unit Whose movement to the right, as in the carriage return for startmg a new lme of writing, thereby draws a quota of web material from the roll or rolls in extent equal to the distance traveled by the carr age to the right. Each letter-space movement of the carriage to the left slackens the web 1 or webs accordingly, between the rolls. 16,- 1'7 and the spools, but does not create; any slackness of the web material between the gripper rolls and the diagonal bar 18 or between said diagonal bar and the platen, because the gripper rolls exercise pressure upon the web or webs between roll or rolls is drawn upon and feeds between the gripper rolls to satisfy the linespacing requirement.

The gripper rolls 16, 17 are adapted to be separated as for purposes of introducing a web or webs therebetween, the separating means here shown comprising movable bearmg members 22 for the upper rollsl'l, with springs 23 normally holding said bearing members in a lowered position with the rolls 17 pressing against the roll 16 and a cam 2 1 with finger-piece 25 to elevate the .bearings 22 and thus separate said gripper rolls.

The bar 18 which serves to direct the webs, changing their parallel movement withthe platen to direct movement toward the platen, may, as stated, be in the form of a roller, and is shown as journaled in bearings 19, being adjustable by means of said bearings in order to regulate the angle at which said bar is set relatively to the platen. The means of adjustment here shown consist of slots 26 formed in abar 27 which connects the bearings 19, the bar 27 being shown as comprising a strip lying horizontally beneath the bar 13 with its ends turned up to form-the bearings 19, said bar 27 being supported by brackets 28 mounted respectively upon the carriage frame 1 and the extension frame 13, screws 29 placed in said brackets 28 engaging the slots 26 and permitting the adjustment aforesaid.

. The. bar 18 is shown as inclined upwardly to a slight extent toward its forward end. thereby providing an uphill surface for the web or webs passed over said bar to counteract any tendcnov of said web or webs. while being drawn around the platen, froin slipping edgcwisc along said bar. It will be appreciated that even though a web be taut. and under tension at opposite ends, yet when drawn over the oblique or diagonal bar, the planeof the moving web being even further corrected through theslight eleva 'tion of the bar'18 in thefdirection of that triangular apex, as is-evident, and thereby the web or webs are caused to'feed'accu rately to the' platen, intheir passage pass- 5 ing over the guide bar 20, which for the purpose represents the forward gripping device in the relative arrangement with the diag, onal directing bar 18, because from said guide bar the web or webs feed to the platen.

Spring fingers 30, or other usual means, may bear upon the rolls or spools to restrain directly e the webs from unwinding excepting as and when drawn therefrom 1n the operation of the machine.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope .Ofthe invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Havingthusdescribed my invention, I claim: 1* 1;v,:I n a web-feeding device for typewrit- I ing machines, the combination with a stationary roll holder, of a platen, a carriage therefor movable atan angle to said roll holder, angle-changing 'means upon said carriage to direct a web from said roll hol-den transversely to said platen, and means to keep theyweb taut behind the platenin the movement of the carriage.

2. The combination with atvpewriting machine having a revoluble platen and a carriage therefor, of a'stationiiry roll holder to supplya web'ati an angle tosaid platen, angi'ilar-meai'is 'uponsaid carriage to direct the web'in line-spacing direction to said -platen, and meanspreventing slackening of ,Zthe' web between said directing means and "th eiplaten in the letter-feeding inovjement of the 'cairiage;

1,3i-The combination" with a typewriting machine having a carriage and a voluble platen, of a stationary roll holijle supporting a ro-llat right angles to said platen, the pathof the direction of the" web from said rolllving behind the carriage, means supported by said carriage to turn the web into line-spacing direction relatively with the platen and enabling carriage movement .away from said roll holder to draw a web supply from the roll, and means to keep the ob tantin its line-spacing direction during the letter-feeding movement of the carriage. D

4-. The combination wlth a typewriting 65 machine having a carriage and a revoluble Lat both gripping ends and at. the interme- This tendency which is checked at the gripping'rollsaforesaid, is

. said carriage,

"platen; said web grip it the intake side of, a

Imovable carriage 111 la therefor at ananglero:

L h. "carnage whereby lrr the ITIOYElHQI IiQ OT said L a" platen ofa 'station'ai v 'pp, rt ranged at right angles w th tlp ageitosupply a \'eb"1n a direction leng the earr age. a gripping deia, to recelve the web from sai means also upon the r angle of the WQb QIl Cl -Qt ing direction toward fl 5. In a typewri-t, movable carriage with im, and a stationa w web pp], angle thereto, web:',,-grip1 i i d i ll ge the t i avllne-spacmeans upoir and means upon; said gc-arriage changing the-angle to supply it inJine-fs .said direction; chang 1 supply. l

(3. In a typewrit ng n :hin're ha ng a reiiol-ible t'lcnal combination of "a list OM; ridge, webgripping mean-s. up,o1r;said carriage, and means between said web-gripping ianeans and platen to changer-theiaiegleiioiitlirection of the web to guidezitsini paeingidirection to said platen.,- i E 7.--The combinatib I pe'vi rit ing machine having a revel-able 3p "lli flnd a carriage therefor, ofiiiistationa'rv" o holder to supplv a web at ianiiangle to sa angular means upon -saitl car riage the web in line-spascingildilgetftion to said platen, and webgripping= means-between said angular directing means a to facilitate the opera: 'on of t 'awing web, inaterial from the ho i ment of the carriage pr ginning of a new line" SQ In a typewriting riage and a revoluble "plat" web supply therefor atan riage, and web-grippin raga car- .i- W .v v astataonary carriage away froni' sa" holdeif'a quota of web material is dr'a n from said holder, sai'd gripping means c' ii slack web material between the ear a e -a the opposite or letter feedingpioi ein'ent of the tfarriag'efthe sl-ac supplying the line spi aren -tens t i i "Iii iitypewriting achine'liti movable carriage and a revoluble platen, a frame extending at one side of and to the rear of said carriage. a roll holder mounted on said frame and. supporting a web roll at an angle to said carriage, a rear frame exten- SlOIleUPOD said carriage, gripper rolls upon said extension facing said web rolls, and an angle bar to receive web from said gripper 7 rolls, to direct said web in line-spacing direction to the platen, the carriage drawing web supply from said web roll in its return said gripper rolls keeping said web ta it be-- movement to the beginning of a line and ---hind the carriage and allowing it to become said extensionya roller upon said extension to travel along said. track-gripper rolls upon said extension facing said web rollspand an angle bar to receive web from said gripper rolls to direct said web in line-spacing direction to the platen, the carriage drawing web supply from said web roll in its return movement to the beginning of a line, and said gripper rolls keeping said web taut behind the carriage and allowing it to become slack between them and the web rolls 1n the movement of the carriage 1n letter-feedlng dlrection.

11. In. a .typewriting machine having a movable carriage and a revoluble platen, and

a stationary web supply therefor at an angle thereto, the combination of releasable webgrippl'ng means upon said carriage, and means upon said carnage "changing the angle of direction of the web to supply 1t 1n iine-spacirg direction to said platen; said web-gripping means arranged at the intake side of the carriage, between the anglechangmg means and the supply.

1'2. In a typewriting machine having a movable carriage and a revoluble platen, the

combination of a stationary web supply arranged at an angle to sa1dcarr1age. and an angle-ehaigmg bar between the roll holder and the platen to direct the web in linespacing direction to the platen, said angle chaugiiig bar being inclined slightly down ward from the end near the plat n to Illi end remote from the platen.

In a t vpewriting machine having movable carriage and a revoluble platem-the combination of a stationary web supply arranged at an angle to said carriage. and a! a1glo-thanging bar between the roll holder and. the platen to direct-the web in lines'T)r:i.1'1g direction to the platen, said angle-- changing bar toward its forward end. being slightly displaced at its outer'end, to give the bar an specified.

14. In a typewriting machine having a movable car iage and a revoluble platen, the combination of a stationary roll holder at one side of the machine to supply a 'web e'ndwise relatively to the platen,-a gripping device upon the carriage to receive the web, and a bar arranged diagonally relatively to the platen to change the direction 'ef'the Web to guide it in line-spacing direction to. the

inclination, for the purpose platen, said diagonal bar being upwardly movable carriage and a revoluble platen, the

combination of a stationary roll holder an ranged at one side of the'machihe, a plural ity of rolls mounted in said holder one above another, an assembling bar supported in ad; vance of the upper roll to receive wel 5 mm the upper and lower rolls. an angle changing bar'uponthe carriage to receive said as sembled webs and direct them in line-spa ing direction toward the platen, and an aux iliary carriage upon which said bars art supported. l

17. In a typewriting machine, the 01hbination of a mcvablecarriage and a revolu ble platen, of a stationary roll holder arranged at one side of the machine. a plurality of rolls mounted in superposed relation upon. said holder. an assembling bar supported in ad -ance of the upper roll, releasable gripl'iing rolls carried by the carriage in advance of said assembling bar to rem-"Ive assembled webs therefrom, and an ri'ig eg changing bar upon said carriage to rece ve webs from. said gripping rolls and dir ct them in line-spacing direction to the platen VICTOR B. uoUIL'LoT Witnesses: I

WILLIAM A. IIAIK'IXI'ITI, E. O. Axmausox. 

